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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Swoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Swoop is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Swoop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson passes Swoop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Swoop trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Swoop taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson controlling the pace.
Swoop is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Swoop is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson not doing much here.
Swoop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swoop tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson stands up out of the half guard.
Swoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swoop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Swoop keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson wants to stand but Swoop is controlling his posture from full guard.
Swoop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swoop is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Swoop wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson throws a head kick that Swoop semi-blocks.
Swoop drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Swoop is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swoop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Swoop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swoop trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson pulls Swoop in close to his closed guard and prevents Swoop from doing any damage or advancing position.
Swoop trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swoop wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Swoop kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson looks gassed!
Swoop drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Swoop is proving a slippery customer.
Swoop stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Swoop would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Swoop didn't expect that.
Swoop looking for a sweep. Not yet Swoop, not yet.
Swoop looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Swoop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson prevents Swoop from getting back to his feet.
Swoop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swoop being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swoop looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Swoop as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Swoop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sean Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swoop wants to sweep but no luck.
Swoop trying to control the position.
Swoop throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swoop manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Swoop landing shots from mount.
Swoop tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Swoop avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Swoop tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Swoop pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swoop controlling his opponent.
Swoop has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Swoop with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Johnson keeping control of the position.
Swoop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swoop working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Swoop looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swoop tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swoop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Swoop takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Swoop tries to stand but can't do so whilst Johnson controls his leg.
Swoop missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson trying to hold on to Swoop's head to control him but Swoop postures up.
Swoop seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swoop tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
A bit of stalling here from Swoop.
Swoop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swoop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swoop off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Swoop shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson trying to control but Swoop is working from the bottom.
Swoop wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Swoop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Swoop wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Swoop keeps moving.
Johnson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Swoop tries to clinch up.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Swoop counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Swoop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swoop throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Swoop loaded up on that one.
Swoop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson tries to hold on but Swoop pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Swoop tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johnson manages to control the position for a moment.
Johnson tries to hold on but Swoop pushes him away.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Swoop is keeping busy.
Johnson is holding on to half guard well.
Swoop working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swoop won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Swoop slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swoop trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swoop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swoop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swoop drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Swoop seems to have locked his on tight now - Johnson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Swoop, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mathew Swoop!
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energy
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hype
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